Top San Antonio area stories of 2013

December 29, 2013 |San Antonio Express-News staff

These are the top local stories of 2013, chosen by San Antonio Express-News editors.

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9. Officer Robert Deckard

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San Antonio Police Officer Robert Deckard, 31, was filling in for another officer on Dec. 8, when, at about 2 a.m., he spotted a car on Roosevelt Avenue that was linked to a rash of armed robberies.
According to police, the occupants fired at Deckard as he pursued them south on Interstate 37. One bullet struck him in the forehead, causing his patrol car to crash. Deckard, a seven-year veteran of the force, died from his injures Dec. 20.

San Antonio Police Officer Robert Deckard, 31, was filling in for another officer on Dec. 8, when, at about 2 a.m., he spotted a car on Roosevelt Avenue that was linked to a rash of armed robberies.
According to police, the occupants fired at Deckard as he pursued them south on Interstate 37. One bullet struck him in the forehead, causing his patrol car to crash. Deckard, a seven-year veteran of the force, died from his injures Dec. 20.